This Week Could Possibly Drown Me

Physiology exam and speech tomorrow. Gonna be a late night.

At least most of my speech is finished. 

Time for work...

Two Days at Home

All my roomies plus Mar's cousin went home to the Bay. Full car for a spontaneous trip. I have work in the morning so we had to leave tonight (Sunday). I feel like a party pooper. It was really nice to see Jake and James. Jake said he might visit next weekend. :)

I got to hang out with Shadow so that was nice. :)

Jake, James and I stopped at Quickly after delicious Indian food at our favorite place. This was especially nice because there are no boba teas in SB.

*Note to self, coconut milky tea is delicious - try with vodka. 

We stopped in San Luis for gas. As I was telling them how to get to a Chevron, they made a joke I was high since I was half asleep just before said directions. As we were leaving the station, a guy came over to us and asked if we had any weed. I said sorry, we didn't have any and good luck on the rest of their trip sober. When I got into the car to explain what he asked, I told everyone I should have just said "Aw, man, I'm sorry, dude. I just finished it [the weed]." I really should have said that. Funny shit. 

Also, my hair is super pastel lavender with pastel blues, silvers and even some pinkies. I am loving it (I have elf hair!) even though my roots are long. But that's a good thing. :)

I should be sleeping, but the Rockstar is still pumping though my veins. Oops. Almost to SB anyway. 

I miss Jake, but I am glad to be heading back since I miss Stella. :3

xoxo

And I said I wasn't going to spend money today. HA

I just got a job this week so of course I had to celebrate! :)

And what a successful shopping day!! I only bought three things, but they are all PURRfect! hehe

I have been looking for round glasses for SO LONG. I could never find the size or frame that I liked. These weren't quite what I had in my head, but because they are all black, you can't really see the tiny detail on the side. I was originally going to get them in silver because I couldn't find black. Luckily the cashier was busy so I had time to look! I got them at a boutique on State Street, Heavenly Couture. 

 

Next purchase was at F21. There is a reason I don't go in that store: I want to buy everything!! Luckily, I wasn't as impressed with much other than this shirt. Mar and Audrey found the same print in leggings first and while I hunted for my size (with no luck :c) they found the shirt! I instantly new this was my only purchase necessary even though we had just entered the store. I was good and stayed away from the jewelry department so i kept to that! I keep joking that I don't need any more back clothes, but I am a cat lady and am obsessed with crop tops after getting my tums pierced and losing weight (so naturally, crop tops came next). An I can wear this in the fall since it's long sleeved (another thing I have hardly any of).

The last place we adventured into was H&M. I was pretty much satisfied with my two purchases already and was now along to help Audrey find a bandou (weirdly, the fashion staple was no where in site at any store!!). I was killing time and walked by the jewelry. Normally, I'm not a fan of H&M jewelry, or much else for that matter. Their sizing is too weird for my tall body. But I found this set of earrings and was excited! I had jewelry, glasses and a shirt for a badass outfit! Add some Spiked Litas and my life was dope. Mar agreed that the lightning bolts were the best for the shirt. I don't have more than 5 pairs of earrings anyway so I was happy to buy the entire set since I need staples. And the back if two of them have the "fake gauge" thing which I have ALSO been looking for FOR DECADES. 

Thinking back now, I was worried I was spending too much money. But guess how much I spent?

Glasses: $6.26

Shirt: $9.50

Earrings: $8.59

Total:

24 DOLLAS AND 59 FUCKIN' CENTS. 

Shit's cray! 

Therefor, today was stellar. :)

Selfie Day

I don't think I've actually modeled for myself with fashion in mind. Which is surprising because I was a teenager during the beginning of selfies (MySpace, Facebook, the Internet in general). 

I've been wanting to do this outfit ever since I bought the dress a week or two ago. I got it from Plato's Closet for $8. Jake picked it out, actually. 

The flower crown I made is for my mom, but I wanted to model it since I like it so much and know that I eventually have to give it up. Flower crowns make me feel like an elf. c:

(Pictures soon. Phone is being dumb)

Oh Pretty Please with a Banana on Top?

I've been on a clean kick for about a month and a half now and I feel loads better and haven't gotten sick YET *knock on wood*

So, ladies' week is fast approaching and I'm craving cookies. I don't have a large amount of ingredients and didn't want to make anything too serious. Peanut butter oatmeal cookies sound perfect, yes?

I tried to be good.
It was only 6 ingredients and I didn't have the vanilla. I still like how they turned out because I enjoy PB so much. I added quick oats and the banana pieces on top. My new obsession is bananas + PB wrapped in whole wheat tortilla. GREAT SNACK.

There is no added sugar! It's not anything substantial for you, but it's not totally bad if you need a little cheat.
Here's where I got the recipe. :) Love this site! The Gracious Pantry

I Can Feel My Blood Pressure Rising...

I will start off saying that my CS101 teacher is super sweet and a genuine person all around.
But she is not the best suited for teaching.
She literally has no patience. If the YouTube video stops during buffering, she immediately gets flustered and grunts. She is like a 4 year old. And she changed topics while talking with no indications. She will be talking about programming the first sentence and without warning, the next sentence will be about a YouTube video. And when she writes notes, she skips information. I think this is because she is racing so fast in her head, that she doesn't realize she didn't say it.

I get anxious when she does these things. And I'm not learning anything in this class. Most of the guys in this class already know the material so it's not a biggie.

Fuuuhk. I am so tired.

3 Months Later...

My life has taken so many different turns in the last three months.
I'd like to say good ones.
I am on track for school and have a legitimate plan. I don't think I mentioned, but the program at my JC has a two year waiting list AFTER the general requirements are finished. I was super mad when no one said this earlier, even though I talked to a couple counselors and checked the online information about it. But there is a specialty school back home in the bay managed by Kaiser so hopefully I can transfer there next January.
Right now, I am looking for a new roommate. Marin and Owen got into UCSB and will be my house mates, but I can't afford a single. :C I wish it could be the three of us and Stella, but sadly I must find a fourth. The place we like is really, really nice and would be easiest to secure if we had the fourth person.
I might have mentioned at some point that Jake applied to UCSB. I have no clue why, and he just 'happened' to forget to mention it to anyone. He's so cute. But he's going to Santa Cruz. He turned in his apps late so most likely won't hear back until the end of April. I'm hoping we have a place secure by then. I'm really excited for Fanime at the end of May. I find myself in a better mood now because I have something to look forward to. My spring break just ended and I was a slobbery mess after Marin dropped me off.
Marin, Veronica and myself went to visit their friend Anne in LA. So I bummed a ride down back to SB. It was Easter Sunday when we headed home and that was really a killer for me. Easter is usually like Thanksgiving for my Mom's side of the family; an excuse to get the whole family together and have a glorious meal. I was back at my place in SB wit Stella and Alex was the only other person home (we aren't really on speaking terms anymore) so that wasn't a big help at all.
But back to Jake; I really, really, want him to get into Santa Cruz. He would be so happy and it would be fantastic for him. He's totally convinced himself he won't get into anywhere. The greedy girlfriend part of me wants him to just get into UCSB and be my roommate. Murphy's law says that as soon as I secure a roommate, this will happen. But the supportive, reasonable girlfriend part of me knows he belongs at Santa Cruz. There is a good chance he would end up miserable in this IV environment.
Speaking of IV, I am totally done with this place. Or at least where I am now. Marin and Owen want to live in IV because it's next to UC campus, and I think I can handle that.
Marin and I decided we are so different about our relationships compared to other college couples because we are 'already married.' It's true, we totally have the mindset of married couples. I like that. I like knowing I have this super solid chunk in my life that no matter what, I can always return to, actually married or not.

The past month I have been really active with my health. One day I was looking in the mirror and said "You need to go on a jog." And I actually did! I was bloated and PMSing like a mofo so I wasn't very body friendly but I kept it up ever since. I only did it twice the first week but for almost three weeks after I jogged every day and did some ab and glute work. Spring break made it hard to keep up, but I did a couple times. I decided it was my vacation so it was fine. I did it two or three times but still ate healthy. Seeing my friend Kendall work so hard as she begins her journey as a C class body builder/bikini competitor is super inspiring. She has been giving me tips and pushing me and I love that.
I lost about four pounds in two weeks! Sadly, because my lack of work over break I gained a couple back but am back on the horse now. I'm not in it for the weight loss, I really just want to take care of myself. It also makes me feel, really, really good. My attitude is much better these days and I just feel great.

I am trying to make more friends but it's not going so well. I'm not good at the whole social thing, that's where Jake comes into play. He's the one who can keep conversation up, I never know what to say. It's kinda hard to do that in IV anyway since most people who talk to you here have a motive. Ex: sex, alcohol, drugs, whatever. I say most for a reason. I have met a few people who are genuinely nice and just want to socialize.

Well, Jake bought me Rhythm Heaven when I was home so I'm going to go play it.
I wanted that game for so long and when I saw it was $5, I was like FUCK YES and then Jake took it and payed for it. He does that with almost everything. Sometimes I don't know what to do with that kid.